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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

energia verde

Pronunciation / Transliteration: [e.neɾˈʒi.a ˈveɾ.dʒi]

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Green energy/ˈɡriːn ˌɛn.ər.dʒi/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O uso de energia verde é fundamental para combater as mudanças climáticas."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Energy that comes from natural, renewable sources such as sunlight, wind, water, and geothermal heat, which do not pollute the environment or deplete natural resources.

    "The city has committed to powering all municipal buildings exclusively with green energy by 2030."
  2. 2

    Electrical or thermal power generated through environmentally friendly methods that produce minimal or zero greenhouse gas emissions.

    "Investing in green energy technologies is crucial for reducing our global carbon footprint."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the adjective 'green', used metaphorically since the late 20th century to denote environmental consciousness and ecological sustainability, with 'energy', derived from the Ancient Greek 'energeia' meaning activity or operation. The compound emerged prominently in the late 1990s and early 2000s alongside global shifts toward renewable power sources and climate change mitigation.

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🇫🇷French → English

énergie verte

Transliteration: [en.e.ʁʒi vɛʁt]

"La transition vers l'énergie verte est essentielle pour l'avenir de la planète."

🇩🇪German → English

Grüne Energie

Transliteration: [ˈɡʁyːnə ˈɛnɐɡi]

Script: grüne Energie

"Immer mehr Haushalte nutzen grüne Energie aus Solaranlagen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

energia verde

Transliteration: [e.neʁˈdʒi.a ˈvɛʁ.de]

"Il governo sta investendo molto nella produzione di energia verde."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

energía verde

Transliteration: [e.neɾˈxi.a ˈβeɾ.ðe]

"La energía verde ayuda a disminuir la contaminación atmosférica."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

energia verde

Transliteration: [e.neɾˈʒi.a ˈveɾ.dʒi]

"O uso de energia verde é fundamental para combater as mudanças climáticas."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

हरित ऊर्जा

Transliteration: harit urja

"पर्यावरण को बचाने के लिए हरित ऊर्जा का उपयोग बढ़ाना चाहिए।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

绿色能源

Transliteration: lǜsè néngyuán

"发展绿色能源是实现可持续发展的重要途径。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

녹색 에너지

Transliteration: noksaek eneoji

"우리는 화석 연료 대신 녹색 에너지를 더 많이 사용해야 합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

グリーンエネルギー

Transliteration: guriin enerugii

"再生可能エネルギーやグリーンエネルギーの導入が進んでいます。"

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